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I have taken great pains to cull from this list Roses of no ; 

 special value. Our customers can rely on the Roses in this ^ 

 list to be the best of the old and new varieties of ever^bloomers. 



Price, 10 cents each; any seven, of your own selection, for 

 50 cents; any sixteen for SI. 00. Large two-year-old Roses, 

 from this list, 30 cents each, or four for $1.00. :::::::: 



Augustine Halem. (New.) Bright rosy-red, very sweet, 

 large blooms. Tiiis is truly a rival of American Beauty. 



American Beauty. This is a rose that charms everybody. 

 Color a bright rosy-red; very sweet. 

 Bridesmaid. (New.) The loveliest of all pink Roses. 

 Bcaute IncotlStante. (New.) A Rose that changes its col- 

 or from yellow to crimson. Sometimes has Roses of five or six 

 distinct colors at one time. Perfectly wonderful. 

 Beauty of Stapleford. Bright pink and rich, rosy crimson. 

 Catherine Mermet. One of the most fashionable shades for 

 cut flowers. Color a clear, rosy-pink, large. 



Comtesse de Frigneuse. The buds are long and pointed, 



like Niphetos. The color is a deep golden-yellow, large and full. 



Champion of the World. (New.) A rich, deep, rosy-pink, 



very free bloomer and dehciously fragrant. Hardy. Considered 



the finest of all Roses. 



Clothilda Soupert. The best of all pot Roses. Literally 

 loaded with blooms, pure white, pink center. Very beautiful. 



Christine de Noue. (New.) Color a rich crimson, deeper 

 center, large, broad petals. A most beautiful Rose. 



Crown Princess Victoria. White Malmaison. (New.) Iden- 

 tical with Malmaison, except that the color is white. A Rose 

 that none should be without. A charming variety. 



Countess Anna Thttll. Color a beautiful citron-yellow, with 

 coppery and peach center. A wonderful rose. 



Duchess de Brabant, This is another old-time favorite. 

 Color a beautiful rose, tinged amber in the center. Everybody 

 plants this varietv. 



Duchess of Albany. Identical with La France, except the 

 color is much deeper. A most charming Rose in every particular. 

 Devoniensis. Magnolia fragrance, creamy-white color. 

 Dr. Grill. Coppery-yellow color, with tawny reflex. 

 Duchess of Edinburg. Large buds of an intense dark crim- 

 son. Very bcamilul. 



Etoile de Lyon. Many claim this to be the best of deep, 

 golden-yeilow Roses. Excellent for outdoors. 



General Robert E. Lee. (New.) Color orange-yellow, 

 shaded white. Very rich and beautiful. The best Rose extant. 

 A small bush ■will produce hundreds of blooms. 

 Grace Darling. Color porcelain-rose, shaded crimson. 

 Golden Gate. (New.) Color a rich, creamy-white, heauti- 

 ful'y tinged with golden-yeliow. A very choice Rose. 

 Hermosa. Beautiful pink flowers, borne in clusters. 

 Henry M. Stanley. (New.) A rare shade of amber-rose, 

 delicately tinged with apricot-yellow towards the center. 



J. B. Varrone. (New.) Scarlet-crimson and buff color. 

 Rich and bright. 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. (New.) Pure white. A su- 

 perb Rose in every respect. Hardy. 



Letty Coles. Color a soft, rosy-pink, shaded with intense 

 crimson. Ol the largest size. Exquisite. 



La France. Too well known to need description. Every- 

 body's favorite. 



Leottie Osterreith. The white Soupert. Very desirable. 

 Media. (New.) A grand yellow Rose of the largest size. 

 Madame Scipion Cochet. Color a soft primrose-yellow, 

 with rose shadings. A grand bedding Rose. 



Madame Caroline Testout. (New.) Color a brilliant sat- 

 iny-rose, deepening to clear red, exquisitely edged with silvery- 

 peach, A superb Ro*e in every respect 



Madame Eli Lambert. A rich, creamy-white, tinted pale 

 golden-vi/How, bordered flesh. An exquisite Rose. 

 Madame Hoste. Long, pointed buds of pure white. 

 Malmaison. This is certainly one of the choicest of all Roses. 

 The color is a beautiful, rich, creamy-flesh, shaded a ciear peach, 

 with rose center. 



Madame Welche. Color amber-yellow and crimson-rose. It 

 is charming. 



Marion Dittgee. (New.) Deep, brilliant, dark crimson. 

 Probably the darkest and richest Tea Rose. 



Madame de Watteville. This is called the Tulip Rose. 

 Color a rosy-blush, mildly bordered with bright crimson. Ex- 

 quisitely beautiful. 



Mademoiselle Franciska Kruger. Probably the best all 

 round bedding Rose we have. Its snadings of deep coppery- 

 yellow stand unique and distinct. 



Maman Cochet. (New.' Don't fail to trv this beautiful 

 Rose. Color a deep rose-pink, shaded and touched with yellow. 

 Sunerbly grand. 



Meteor. This Rose ranks at the head of all dark, rich, red 

 Roses. None better. 



Mrs. DeGraw. The color is a rich, glossy pink. Hardy. A 

 premier Rose in every respect. 



Madame Schwaller. A deep, rich pink, blooms in clusters 

 of from five to twenty Roses. A great garden Rose. 



Mademoiselle Cecil Berthod. A deep, rich, golden-yel- 

 low, A superb variety. 



Mosella. (New.) The yellow Soupert. Nothing finer. 

 NiphetOS. A most elegant white Tea Rose, with enormous 

 buds over three inches in length. 



Princess of Wales. Color a beautiful amber-yellow, deep- 

 ening towards the center to orange or coppery-yellow, tinged 

 and shaded crimson. 



Perle des Jardins. Clear, golden-yellow, very rich and 

 beautiful. Constantly grows in favor. 



Papa Gonticr. Immense buds, color a rich, bright red, pass- 

 ing to clear, glowing crimson. One of the best. 



Princess Sagan. A Rose of great beauty. The color is a 

 rich, velvety-crimson. Handsome and showy. The brightest of 

 yellow Roses. 



Pierre Guillot. This superb Rose has no superior. Always 



in bloom. Buds and flowers of enormous size, of the richest red. 



Princess Beatrice. (New.) A coppery or ruddy yellow^ 



distinctly edged with bright crimson. This is indeed a princess. 



Princess Bonnie. (New.) One of the loveliest of all red 



Roses. 



Pink Soupert. (New.) Like Clothilde Soupert, except the 

 color is a lovelv shade of clear pink. 



President Carnot. (New.) This is a superb new Rose, 

 combining lovely shades of fawn and pink. Extra fine. 



Queen of Bedders. The best rich, dark, velvety-crimson 

 Rose. 



Queen's Scarlet. A great bedding Rose of richest scarlet. 

 It is an exquisite variety. 



Rheingold. Naples-yellow, shading to orange. A beautiful 

 Rose of extraordinary color. 



Red Malmaison. Same as Malmaison, except the color is a 

 rich, dark crimson. 



Ruby Gold. Tawny-yellow, shading to old gold, ■with crim- 

 son center and veins of rosy-red and pink. 

 Rainbow. A beautiful pink Rose, striped crimson. 

 Senator McNaUghton. Pure white, with shades of deep 

 yellow. 



Sunset. This exquisite orar.ge-yellow variety is one of the 

 finest lea Roses grown. The flowers are large and double. It 

 is delicious. y fragrant. 



Striped La France. Same as La France, except the color is 

 pink, with light stripes through it. Superb. 



Snowflake. Pure white. Most profuse bloomer of all Rosts. 

 Souvenir of Wootton. Rich crimson Roses in large clusiers. 

 Southern Belle. Color rich crimson, edged pink. Beautiful. 

 Starof Gold. The best all round deep golden-yellow Rose. 

 The Gem, or Fair Unknown. Straw-yellow, shaded crimson. 

 Triumph de Pernet Pere. Magenta-red, passing to a rich 

 crimson. 



The Queett. Beautiful long buds, the color is pure snowy- 

 white. Exquisitely scented. Hardy, 



The Bride. This is a pure whit* Rose, of the largest size, 

 buds and flowers of most perfect form. It has the fault of com- 

 ing pink in dry, hot weather. 



Viscountess Folkestone. This beautiful Rose is so large 

 and fine as to resemble a Paeony. Pure white, faintly tinted 

 fawn. Nothing can be mere beautiful. 



White Perle des Jardins. Same as Perle des Jardins, ex- 

 cept the color is pure white. 



White La Fraace. Same as La France, except the color, 

 which is pure white, faintly tinted fawn. A charming Rose in 

 every respect. 



Waban. Identical with Catherine Mermet, only it is deeper 

 and richer in color. 



White Bon Sileue. Same as Bon Silene, except the color is 

 pure snow-white. 



